nostalgic era

Chapter 235 Going to Anjie's Mother's House

Jiang Deming couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "There's nothing to be reluctant about. It's not like you never go back, and I've already thought about it. When Weiguo reaches the age of school, I will take him to the capital. The education facilities on the island It’s still a little bit worse, like their generation, they still have to study hard.”

As the second-generation boss of Lao Jiang's family, Jiang Deming felt that it was necessary to train Jiang Weiguo well.

In the play, both Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weidong went to serve in the army, but at the end, Jiang Yafei was the one with the highest position.

This shows that neither Weidong nor Weiguo inherited Jiang Defu's talent.

In this case, it is better to let them go another way.

The children of Lao Jiang's family can't eat and wait to die.

After Jiang Dehua heard Jiang Deming's words, he nodded in agreement and said, "You really should study more. You'd better be like your second brother and become a scientist in the future."

Jiang Deming laughed and said, "What kind of scientist am I!"

Jiang Dehua's eyes widened, and he said, "You are not considered a scientist, so what should you do?"

"Say you don't understand, you'd better go and see what you need to bring!"

Jiang Dehua was not annoyed, he ran to check his luggage obediently, just like Jiang Deming said, this time he is leaving, and he doesn't know when he will come back, he has to prepare everything properly.

At lunch, An Jie came back from school, and was very happy to hear Jiang Deming's notice.

I packed Jiang Defu's food for the Chinese New Year, and those things that I usually don't want to eat, and put them in my bag.

Usually, when she was on the phone with her brother, sister-in-law, sister, and husband, she kept talking about Jiang Defu's treatment.

Every time they are envious, so naturally they have to show off when they meet this time.

Women, from the age of three to 80 years old, show off their toys when they are young, and then their jobs, boyfriends, husbands, and when they get old, they start to show off their children.

Whenever I start to look forward to something, I feel that time passes very slowly.

An Jie and Jiang Dehua are looking forward to what will happen after they go to Qindao.

The next morning, before dawn, the whole family was woken up by the aunt and sister-in-law.

They also prepared a richer breakfast than the previous two days.

"Deming, Ruoxue, eat more, I don't think it will be that early for lunch when I go to Qindao later."

When Jiang Deming and Bai Ruoxue heard An Jie's words, they couldn't help but turned their heads to look out the window. Although the weather was cold in winter, it was too early for this meeting, it was just past four o'clock in the morning.

An Jie didn't notice this at all, and kept urging Jiang Weiguo to have breakfast, while Jiang Weidong was taken by Jiang Dehua. When he first got up, An Jie had already fed him.

After breakfast, the family dawdled for a while, and when they arrived at the pier, they just got on the morning boat.

It was quite a distance from Songshan Island to Qindao. Fortunately, none of the Jiang family suffered from seasickness, so the journey was not uncomfortable.

When he was about to disembark, An Jie urged his family to come to the deck and look towards the pier.

After a while, she found a familiar figure.

An Jie immediately waved his hand happily towards them.

"Brother, sister-in-law, we are here!"

On the pier, An Tai and Wang Huajing, who had come to wait early in the morning, heard An Jie's voice and immediately looked along.

Not long after, she saw An Jie and the big family of the Jiang family behind her.

The An family's feelings towards Jiang Defu were very complicated. First of all, they were grateful to Jiang Defu for lending a helping hand to An's family when they needed it most. If Jiang Defu hadn't begged for a special medicine at that time, the only seedling of the second generation of An's family might have disappeared.

Secondly, they are afraid of Jiang Defu's power. Although Jiang Defu has no airs, when he gets along with them, he is no different from ordinary people.

But Anjie's sister-in-law, Wang Huajing, hates the poor and loves the rich. On the one hand, she looks down on Jiang Defu's countryman's style, and on the other hand, she envies and fears Jiang Defu's status.

Earlier, An Jie had overheard Wang Huajing gossip about Jiang Defu, and he was so angry that he didn't go back to his mother's house for a long time. In the end, it was Jiang Defu who persuaded An Jie to be magnanimous.

This time, when An Jie informed them that the Jiang family would come to Qindao to visit them, Antai and his wife were both happy and worried.

Especially when he knew that Jiang Deming would follow, he didn't fall asleep all night, and ran to the pier to wait before dawn.

When Jiang Defu and An Jie were dating, they didn't know that Jiang Defu had a brother who went to school in the capital.

It wasn't until Jiang Weiguo was born that Antai and the others found out that Jiang Defu had a brother who was a scholar.

And because An Jie was angry that his sister-in-law looked down on others, he knew Jiang Deming's existence, but never mentioned it to them.

It was when he passed Qindao on his way back from the capital last time that An Jie told An Tai and his wife about Jiang Deming's situation in detail.

The previous pride of the couple was instantly shattered.

The An family used to be a capitalist, but they had never been a scholar. Even in terms of family property, they could only be considered wealthy. Compared with the Jiang family, they were directly abused and turned into scum.

Since then, Wang Huajing, who hates the poor and loves the rich, never dares to say anything wrong with Jiang Defu.

Jiang Defu is generous and doesn't care about them, but who knows what his brother is like.

Amidst the expectation and apprehension of the husband and wife, the Jiang family got off the boat.

An Tai wanted to shake hands with Jiang Defu when he went up to meet him, but Jiang Defu laughed and hugged him instead.

An Tai suddenly felt warm in his heart, thinking of how he treated Jiang Defu before, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Jiang Defu didn't notice this, and said with a smile: "Lao An, why did you come here so early? Didn't I tell you that you don't need to come and wait? It's not that we don't know the way."

An Tai smiled wryly and said, "It's not like you don't know what your daughter-in-law is like. If I don't come to pick you up, she might whisper something about me behind her back."

Jiang Defu was immediately happy when he heard that, An Jie really has that character, he is very arrogant.

"Why do I seem to hear someone talking bad about me?"

At this time, An Jie suddenly poked his head from the side, startling both Jiang Defu and An Jie.

The guilty two men laughed awkwardly. Whether An Jie was in the An family or the Jiang family, he was a well-deserved speaker, and they dared not offend An Jie.

Jiang Defu immediately pulled Antai to change the subject, and introduced Jiang Deming and his party to him.

"Old An, let me introduce to you. This is my brother Jiang Deming, who works in the capital. It is the one in Shangshuimu that the capital mentioned to you before. This is his wife, my younger brother and sister Bai Ruoxue, and the other two are You know their guard, Dehua, so you don’t need my introduction, do you?”

An Tai hurriedly shook hands with Jiang Deming and the others one by one. Although Jiang Defu didn't say what Jiang Deming did, but being able to follow two guards with him, his status must not be lowered.

Jiang Deming was also very face-saving. He smiled and shook An Tai's hand, and said, "Hello, Brother An. I often hear about you from my brother and sister-in-law. Today we finally meet."

Antai was very excited, and said: "I often hear Mr. Jiang mentioning you. It is really an honor for you to come to see me."

Jiang Deming shook his head and said, "Is it an honor or not? We are all a family, so why not be polite."

"Yes, yes, we are all a family, let's stop talking here, go home first, and we'll talk when we get home!"

After An Tai finished speaking, Jiang Deming shook his head again and said, "Brother An, my brother and I have other things to do, and we have to finish things before we can visit your house."

A trace of disappointment flashed in An Tai's eyes, and he said: "It's important, it's okay, we'll wait at home, by the way, An Jie and the others won't go?"

"No, it's just me and my brother."

An Tai laughed immediately, and said, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant at noon today, and call An Jie's sister by the way."

Jiang Defu, who was next to him, frowned after hearing this, and said, "Lao An, it's too expensive. There are so many of us, how much it would cost to go out to a restaurant together! It's better to just order it at home."

"Mr. Jiang, it's rare for you to come here, how can you be casual! And a meal can't eat me up!"

This is true. Although An's family is down and out, the rotten boat still has three nails. Their family still lives in a big bungalow, and their food is relatively rich.

It's just that in some supplies, it is not as good as ordinary working families.

Seeing this, Jiang Deming talked about Jiang Defu, and gave him a wink, signaling him not to say any more.

Even if this meal is painful, Antai probably has to grit his teeth to treat them. If they don't treat them to a meal, Antai will feel uneasy!
Jiang Defu nodded after receiving Jiang Deming's signal, and said, "Okay, then I won't be polite to you, but just find a simple restaurant. There is no need to go to any western restaurant. It's expensive if you don't have enough food!"

An Tai smiled and said, "Okay, I will look at the arrangement."

Then Jiang Deming and Jiang Defu left with Xu Zheng.

When they were talking earlier, the car sent by the headquarters to meet them had also arrived.

After watching the three get into the car, An Tai took An Jie, Bai Ruoxue and the others into the rickshaw.

The distance from the pier to Anzhai is not short. If you want to walk, you don't know when you have to go.

However, with so many people, it took a full three cars to finish the trip. An Tai's heart ached just for this car.

An Jie and Bai Ruoxue rode together, An Jie was still holding Xiao Weidong in his arms, and introduced the situation on Qindao to Bai Ruoxue along the way.

Although she has been living on Songshan Island all these years, Qindao has not changed much. An Jie is a native of Qindao, so he is naturally familiar with the situation here.

"Xiaobai, let me tell you, the wild wonton here on Qindao is a must. When I was in a girls' school, I had to eat it every now and then, but now that we pay attention to public-private partnerships, there are fewer and fewer roadside stalls, otherwise I can take you to taste it." When An Jie said this, there was some regret in his tone.

People are always like this. When I was young, I felt that everything in front of me was backward and could not keep up with the times. When I grew up, after I got married and started a family, I began to miss the past.

Bai Ruoxue patted An Jie's hand. She followed Jiang Deming and occasionally heard some inside information.

Maybe after a while, the roadside stalls that An Jie mentioned will reappear on the street, but she can't say it clearly, if it is accidentally publicized, it will not be a good thing for her and Jiang Deming.

"Sister-in-law, Qindao should be more than just wild wonton stew, right? Don't hide any other delicious food, you have to take me to taste it."

"That's right, the fat residue here, the stewed chicken with Laoshan mushroom, and the jelly are all excellent. Let's call Dehua later, let's try it together!"

The sister-in-law talked and laughed along the way, not only discussing food, but also clothing, and even the experience of raising children.

When women get together, there are always endless topics to talk about.

Before he knew it, the car stopped at Anzhai.

Bai Ruoxue looked at the western-style red house in front of her, somewhat surprised.

She heard Jiang Deming talk about An Jie's life experience before, but she didn't expect her to live in such a good place.

Bai Ruoxue's background is also not bad, but she is biased towards the traditional Chinese culture education, not to mention after learning Peking Opera.

"Sister-in-law, your natal house is good enough!" Bai Ruoxue said.

An Jie straightened his back and said proudly: "That's right, my mother's house is the best in the streets around here. It was bought by my father from a foreigner who was eager to return to China. It cost a lot!"

Bai Ruoxue nodded. Jiang Deming's front yard has been remodeled, although it is good to live in, but in terms of convenience, this kind of bungalow is more convenient. It is full of modern facilities, just looking at it makes people envious.

Many people who lived in the old courtyard had Bai Ruoxue's thoughts, and then sold the courtyard house passed down from their ancestors.

He turned around and went abroad. After decades of struggle, he wanted to return home rich and honored so that he could show off.

Unexpectedly, it was like a countryman entering the city.

The hard work of washing dishes, raising mice, and earning money, not to mention buying back the old house, is not even enough for the change.

If you want to eat and drink well, you only need to move your fingers, and someone will deliver it to your door every ten minutes or so.

You don't need to walk all over the street with a heavy wallet on your back, and you have to be wary of thieves.

Under the greeting of An Tai and his wife, An Jie, Bai Ruoxue and others entered the room together.

As soon as they entered the door, Bai Ruoxue, An Jie and the others couldn't help covering their mouths and noses. It must be too smelly here!

An Jie has always been outspoken, so he immediately said to An Tai with a look of disgust: "Brother, what are you doing at home? The smell is almost suffocating."

An Tai was probably used to it, and he didn't cover his mouth and nose like An Jie and the others did. He said helplessly, "The downstairs is rented by someone, and your sister-in-law and I live downstairs now."

As soon as the voice fell, a young man in disheveled clothes came out from inside.

Judging by his sleepy look, he should have just woken up.

As if he heard An Tai's voice, he raised his head and glanced in the direction of the door. After seeing it, he couldn't move his eyes immediately.

Among the group of people who came in, Bai Ruoxue and An Jie needless to say, both belong to the kind of beauties that are rare to see, and the aura exuding from them is particularly eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)